Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.1 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.16
|
$10.47
kr110.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.00
|
$1.80
kr18.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.62
|
$1.63
kr17.18
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.36
|
$4.47
kr47.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.04
|
$4.74
kr50.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.90
|
$4.05
kr42.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.67
|
$1.20
kr12.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.45
|
$1.00
kr10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.91
|
$1.15
kr12.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.60
|
$1.57
kr16.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.65
|
$0.60
kr6.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.30
|
$0.60
kr6.32
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.47
|
$7.21
kr76.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.32
|
$69.67
kr736.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.01
|
$22.12
kr233.81
|
|
pay 93.9% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM686.03
|
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
|
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.23
|
$6.47
kr68.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.67
|
$3.66
kr38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM154.40
|
$36.95
kr390.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.16
|
$12.40
kr131.04
|
|
pay 63.1% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM266.47
|
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
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